BORDER
Ottawa-Washington low-key on border talks [Vancouver Sun]
Stepped-up border security has effect on tourism [Watertown Daily Times]
Bridge fight rages, but there’s no doubt a new span is needed [Detroit Free Press]
Time to end Ambassador Bridge monopoly [Detroit News]
Why do we pay more at the border? [Windsor Star]
No truth to anti-Canadian behaviour: Minot officials [Brandon Sun]
Letter: Open more gates at the border [Sault Star]
US-Mexico sign border trucking agreement [AP]
State’s farmers celebrate end of trucking feud [Tri-City Herald]
TRADE/ECONOMY
US House and Senate panels take up three trade bills [AP]
US trade deal faces first obstacles in Congress [Reuters]
Obama to push for wider deal with GOP on deficit [NY Times]
MILITARY
US tests new approach to terrorism cases on Somali suspect [NY Times]
Canada transfers command in Kandahar to US [Globe and Mail]
Canada ends combat operations in Afghanistan [AP]
Afghan war was a waste of Canadian lives [The Record]
Libyan rebels say they lack weapons and NATO support [BBC]
ENERGY
Cutting greenhouse gases will cost Quebecers, minister says [CP]
Cap-and-trade system set to go [The Gazette - Montreal]
Canada’s reputation tied to oil sands, says retired industry boss [Calgary Herald]
Canadian oil is boosting Midwest economy, but at what cost? [WBEZ - Chicago]
Jobs in the pipeline [Wall Street Journal]
Braid: Oil sands need monitoring, not centralization fiasco [Calgary Herald]
Collaboration seen as key to oil sands success [Calgary Herald]
Local resistance threatens Alberta pipeline project [New Zealand Herald]
Letter: Don’t overlook Canada as good source for oil [Missourian]
Alberta slams EU fuel-quality proposal [Petroleum Economist]
Consequences if Indian Point closes [NY Times]
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